I accept your claim that there are millions of idiots.

"The primary is issue is how slow javascript is "

HTML5 has absolutely nothing to do with Javascript.

" and how hard it is to develop in and how hard it is to make compatible w/ all browsers in use."

HTML5 is a new standard and all browsers haven't yet caught up to it, but they will. That all being said, both Flash and HTML5 are frigging stupid technologies to use for creating video games, and Flash is frigging stupid, whether you are developing video games or not.

You are correct, but your implication that it is not a governement operation is quite false. The USPS is a complete Government Agency, over which the President has limited control.

One big problem here is that people keep thinking of the handheld computers we carry with us everywhere as "phones". They are computers, and if you want to drop some cash on a little hadware you can turn any computer into one capable of placing and receiving calls.

Yes, the handheld computers we carry can place and receive phone calls, but so can a laptop and a desktop computer. Calling them phones is like calling a house a bathroom.

If they get their way, then by implication, it's not just "all your phones are belong to us", it's "all your computers are belong to us".

You watch. Right now they are saying they are different. In a few years, if they get their way, they will be saying: "Hey! This should apply to all computers!" They are basically the same thing!" .

Mark my words ...

No. That's not the point. The point is that they need a warrant, because there is this annoying little thing called "the Fourth Amendment", see? A phone not connected to the network, or not powered on, cannot be wiped remotely. Even if it could, it doesn't matter, though. Do you want to take a guess why? Well let me tell you. It's because there is this annoying little thing called "the Fourth Amendment", see? Someone could move evidence while a cop is getting a warrant. We still don't say: " Why not ask the judge for the warrant? because it could be too late by then.". And do you know why? Well let me tell you. It's because there is this annoying little thing called "the Fourth Amendment", see?

It actually isn't really very complicated. In the last twenty years or so, the powers that be figured out that the average Joe Six Pack has no understanding of the law or these issues. So they continually try to claim that there is magic pixie dust in the intertubes that causes the ... wait for it ... annoying little thing called "the Fourth Amendment" to cease to exist in the particular location which it happens to be at the moment. It is the standard of adding " ... on a computer" or "... using a computer" to the end of a scenario, and then claiming that it is now a completely different scenario. For example, if a guy robs a bank with a gun or a computer, he robs a bank. But we gots ta have a special law for the guy who does it "... using a computer"! Why? Because it gives U.S. another chance to take a bite at the same apple.

Seriously, the DOJ should change their name to the DOI (i.e. Department of In justice)

You are now going to jail for a very long time. You see. The first thing I did when I confiscated your phone was put it in a Faraday Cage ;-)

" Someone could easily do all their criminal business on a smart phone."

That's all well and good, but they can't do that and be in a situation where the only evidence of criminal activity is on the device. By definition, if you are using it to perform all your criminal activities then you are connecting to an external network. There will be logs (i.e. evidence) elswewhere besides on your phone. That is where the warrant comes in, see?

That's what VMs are for ;-)

"Absolutely - trolling to me is getting idiots to prove themselves incompetent. "

Holy shit! You done trolled yourself!

"No, terrible analogy."

You seem to think that because you are too stupid to understand it, that it is incorrect.

"Michael Jordan is a paid professional. You are not, but because you are free, thousands cheer for you, after all, you never miss a basket (because thousands cheer for you).

Blam, you miss a basket. Only fucking idiots would still be cheering for you."

You are too stupid to figure out that the people who write OSS are more often than not professionals. The fact that you think ametuers could write something as complex and ubiquitous as OpenSSL is prima facia evidence of your idiocy. Now off you go little cognitively challenged troll ...

"I'm simply pointing out, that a talking bullet of open source, is no longer valid. "

You are simply trolling. Period. Nobody is such a moron that they actually beleive that; not even you.

" It doesn't take much of a leap to understand open source it what it is, a free less than ideal solution that is NO competitor to closed source."

Well that certainly explains why you are so upset about it!

"Multiple eyes on code, security, these are things that are great about open source, except they aren't. This is a prime example of how bugs get through anyhow, major bugs. "

No, but your post is a prime example of some idiot trying to win an argument he can't possibly win by trying to reframe the discussion with lies. Nobody ever made the claim that FOSS is bug free, and you are a complete moron for trying to act is though they did.

I used to think that Michael Jordan is much better than me at basketball, but then he missed a basket, which according to you is proof I'm better than him!

I am talking about first instance causality. Clearly if the other people stood up to him and did their job it wouldn't have been a successful attempt, but even then you clearly admit that the story would be about the mayor and his actions, or more likely of course no story at all. The fact remains that he initiated the action. Yes others have culpability in the degree to which his actions succeeded, but it was his actions. He has the ultimate culpability in the matter. He is exactly as culpible as he would be if the Judge didn't grant the warrant. There is no difference from a "who's ultimately to blame?" standpoint..

Yeah. You sling insults behind an AC post and I'm the pussy. Hilarious stuff, really.

You've actually never said that before, but Bravo for stepping up like a man, logging in, and stating your opinion ... oh wait.